Attach hx-on handlers before processing node

Author: rkilpadi

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Using `<button hx-verb="/endpoint" type="reset">` will now reset the associated form (after submitting to `/endpoint`)
 * Using `<button formmethod="dialog">` will no longer submit its associated form
+* Fixed a bug that prevented `hx-on*` from firing when triggered immediately by `load` or `revealed`
 
 ## [2.0.4] - 2024-12-13
 

src/htmx.js

@@ -2902,44 +2902,32 @@ var htmx = (function() {
    * @param {Element|HTMLInputElement} elt
    */
   function initNode(elt) {
-    if (closest(elt, htmx.config.disableSelector)) {
-      cleanUpElement(elt)
-      return
-    }
+    triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:beforeProcessNode')
+
     const nodeData = getInternalData(elt)
-    const attrHash = attributeHash(elt)
-    if (nodeData.initHash !== attrHash) {
-      // clean up any previously processed info
-      deInitNode(elt)
-
-      nodeData.initHash = attrHash
-
-      triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:beforeProcessNode')
-
-      const triggerSpecs = getTriggerSpecs(elt)
-      const hasExplicitHttpAction = processVerbs(elt, nodeData, triggerSpecs)
-
-      if (!hasExplicitHttpAction) {
-        if (getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-boost') === 'true') {
-          boostElement(elt, nodeData, triggerSpecs)
-        } else if (hasAttribute(elt, 'hx-trigger')) {
-          triggerSpecs.forEach(function(triggerSpec) {
-            // For "naked" triggers, don't do anything at all
-            addTriggerHandler(elt, triggerSpec, nodeData, function() {
-            })
-          })
-        }
-      }
+    const triggerSpecs = getTriggerSpecs(elt)
+    const hasExplicitHttpAction = processVerbs(elt, nodeData, triggerSpecs)
 
-      // Handle submit buttons/inputs that have the form attribute set
-      // see https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTML/Element/button
-      if (elt.tagName === 'FORM' || (getRawAttribute(elt, 'type') === 'submit' && hasAttribute(elt, 'form'))) {
-        initButtonTracking(elt)
+    if (!hasExplicitHttpAction) {
+      if (getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-boost') === 'true') {
+        boostElement(elt, nodeData, triggerSpecs)
+      } else if (hasAttribute(elt, 'hx-trigger')) {
+        triggerSpecs.forEach(function(triggerSpec) {
+          // For "naked" triggers, don't do anything at all
+          addTriggerHandler(elt, triggerSpec, nodeData, function() {
+          })
+        })
       }
+    }
 
-      nodeData.firstInitCompleted = true
-      triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:afterProcessNode')
+    // Handle submit buttons/inputs that have the form attribute set
+    // see https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/HTML/Element/button
+    if (elt.tagName === 'FORM' || (getRawAttribute(elt, 'type') === 'submit' && hasAttribute(elt, 'form'))) {
+      initButtonTracking(elt)
     }
+
+    nodeData.firstInitCompleted = true
+    triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:afterProcessNode')
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2955,9 +2943,28 @@ var htmx = (function() {
       cleanUpElement(elt)
       return
     }
-    initNode(elt)
-    forEach(findElementsToProcess(elt), function(child) { initNode(child) })
+
+    const elementsToInit = []
+
+    function maybeDeInit(e) {
+      if (closest(e, htmx.config.disableSelector)) {
+        cleanUpElement(e)
+        return
+      }
+      const nodeData = getInternalData(e)
+      const hash = attributeHash(e)
+      if (nodeData.initHash !== hash) {
+        deInitNode(e)
+        nodeData.initHash = hash
+        elementsToInit.push(e)
+      }
+    }
+
+    maybeDeInit(elt)
+    forEach(findElementsToProcess(elt), maybeDeInit)
+
     forEach(findHxOnWildcardElements(elt), processHxOnWildcard)
+    forEach(elementsToInit, initNode)
   }
 
   //= ===================================================================

test/attributes/hx-on-wildcard.js

@@ -133,6 +133,20 @@ describe('hx-on:* attribute', function() {
     delete window.foo
   })
 
+  it('should fire when triggered by load', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test', 'test')
+    make("<div hx-trigger='load' hx-post='/test' hx-on:htmx:config-request='foo = true'></div>")
+    window.foo.should.equal(true)
+    delete window.foo
+  })
+
+  it('should fire when triggered by revealed', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test', 'test')
+    make("<div hx-trigger='revealed' hx-post='/test' hx-on:htmx:config-request='foo = true'></div>")
+    window.foo.should.equal(true)
+    delete window.foo
+  })
+
   it('de-initializes hx-on-* content properly', function() {
     window.tempCount = 0
     this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test', function(xhr) {